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Old 01-04-2012, 12:17 AM
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Originally Posted by ConnClark View Post
Why do my glow plugs always burn out in the middle of winter? I am sure its some form of Murphy's Law. In November I lost one. The Day after Christmas I lost two leaving me with only two working. This is the third year in a row I have lost all but two in the winter.

I have tried both Autolite and Bosch brands. I have cleaned the glow plug holes with a .223 wire brush to de-carbon the prechamber holes. The only thing I can conclude is they are not making the glowplugs as well as they used to.

Its not fun trying to replace them out in the cold weather.
The Factory Glow Plug Reamer is 7mm in diameter.

The condition of the Injector Nozzles and the Pop Pressure effects Glow Plug life.

The below is from the FSM.
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